K2
A Theatre, Plays, Drama book. Playhouse-in-the-Park, Cincinnati --about 1990--spectacular set..
The setting is an icy ledge on K2, the world's second highest mountain. Two climbers, Taylor and Harold, are stranded at 27,000 feet, with Harold having suffered a broken leg in their precipitous descent. They have lost one of their ropes, and the remaining one is neither long enough nor strong enough for Taylor to lower Harold to the next ledge. As Taylor climbs back up the mountain to recover the other rope, the two men keep up a running conversation which begins in a lighthearted, humorous vein but gradually, as their plight worsens, turns to an absorbing discussion on the meaning and value of life. Taylor, an arch-conservative, womanizing district attorney, sees personal gratification as the focus of existence, while Harold, a physicist, finds an almost mystic satisfaction in his selfless love for his wife and young son. When Taylor's attempts to rescue the second rope fail, and the desperation of their situation can no longer be denied, it is the bond between the two men which is put to the test: Harold, in a scene of shattering emotional impact, calmly but firmly orders Taylor to save himself - to salvage the one life on...
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- ISBN: 9780822206064 / 822206064
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Nothing is more filled with dramatic tension than some guys climbing a mountain. I felt no connection to characters and was mostly annoyed throughout the play. In the hands of a competent director and good actors, this could definitely be a nice performance, but I had a hard time picturing how it would go just by reading the script. Playhouse-in-the-Park, Cincinnati --about 1990--spectacular set..
